Lv1 Skeleton - Chapter 45

Chapter 45

From so high up the Elves below appeared like little ants . Thousands of them already gathered to march on my Pit, with there numbers continuing to swell .

'Create Ice Wall'

[You have learned Ice Wal Lv1]

"Ice wall! Ice Wall! Ice wall!…"

It was a simple spell which I used to create huge blocks of ice in mid air . Each were roughly ten meters long, three meters high and one meter thick . Although there normally wouldn't be anything threatening about an Ice Wall, I was now 20,000 meters up in the air .

Quaaaaa Quaaa

As the blocks of ice dropped towards the ground, their incredible speed caused a certain amount of friction, causing most of them to break down into 3 chunks . Each of these weighed between 100~200 kilograms and combined with their acceleration, they packed quite the punch .

Kuooong Kung, Quazzzic

The combination of so many chunks of ice falling was similar to the destruction brought about by a meteor shower . Of course I could also cast meteor, but it consumed far more mana and had longer casting time . It was a hail storm on the level of a natural disaster .

Even if it was hard to aim, as predicting how each Ice Wall would break off and where the chunks would fall was almost impossible, it wasn't at all necessary . It had become more of a large AoE spell and it devastated the Elves' forces, squishing hundreds of them before they even arrived on my borders . The only unfortunate part was that I didn't receive any experience, perhaps it was because I only indirectly caused their deaths .

Well, the important thing was that with my victory here, the overall war should be much easier to win .

"Let's continue flying over the rest of their troops, Valenor . "

"Ok, let's do that . "

I persisted in casting more Ice Walls and the Elf troops were seriously dwindling . Their armies of thousands had already been cut down by half, the survivors scattered and with likely low morale .

"That should be enough for today . "

"Why don't you go down and fight in person Johra?"

"The war hasn't even officially begun, I just wanted to tip the scales in our favor . Unfortunately I didn't expect that I wouldn't receive any experience, so I think it's best to stop here . "

"Ok, I'll bring us back to the Pit . "

After returning together, I decided to gather my armies to take stock of our fighting strength . I was finally sitting on the throne of my highly anticipated palace, Valenor sat together me and the various chiefs of my Pit forces assembled before me . At the front of them all stood Alpeon, with a cordial attitude .

"Alpeon have the traps been prepared according to my instructions?"

"Yes, everything has been completed Lord . "

"Good, and are the Goblins ready?"

"Yes Lord . "

Observing the Goblins before me I noticed that there were 500 of them, all waiting to be evolved .

'Let's see… we have Hobgoblin, and a Goblin King . '

Naturally I understood that having too many Goblin Kings would be counterproductive, so I selected the strongest out of them to be the King, while turning the rest into Hobgoblins .

"Lord, thank you for taking us into your care . "

The Goblin King had acquired the ability for human speech . After confirming that they would follow the lead of the king, I gave them my orders .

"Good, from now on you shall be known as Chuck, take your men and crush our enemies . "

"Yes Lord, I shall show you a glorious battle . "

I had assigned the goblins to the outermost section of my Pit's territory .

"Lord, we are also looking forward to doing battle!"

It was Brugan from the half dragon, half human Asmodian tribe who had spoken up . They had improved significantly through the consumption of nectar and hunting of the Void Scuttles . The Asmodians were natural born warriors, so their strength would be a great asset in the upcoming war .

"You and your tribe shall defend the center . Those of you that can fly will join the vanguard to go on the offensive . "

Asmodians had an innate talent for magic . I considered them as a core part of my force because of their useful skills like strengthening magic and mini Dragon Breaths .

"Yes, I will defend the position with my life . " .

"What instructions did you have for us Lord?"

No . 0, the captain of the chimeras whom I had renamed as Gregory spoke up . They had been exchanging death stares with the group of orc since the beginning of the meeting .

"You shall take control of a patrol and act as scouts . Arin you will command both, but lead a contingent of airborne scouts . "

"Yes Lord, as you command . "

The Chimeras followed behind Arin obediently .

"Bianca!"

"Have you called for me my King?"

"Yes, take all you High-Arachnids and form a web along the top of the Pit . "

"Do I really cover the whole sky? Wouldn't that inconvenience Valenor?"

"Ha ha ha! Don't worry, as if your puny web could ever impede me . "

I felt the tensions rising between them so I decided to quickly move on .

"Bianca the Elves seem to be employing some birds, so quickly ready your web .

"I'm on it Lord!"

She left the throne room with her High-Arachnids in tow . The only minions remaining were Alpeon, Nymue and the Totem orcs .

"You guys will act as support . Especially the Orcs, you lack training and are too weak to directly engage the enemy . I hope you use the upcoming battle as an opportunity to improve your strength, Is it understood Grockson?"

"Thank you Lord . "

The Totem orc tribe had become proficient in the human language after having consumed the World’s nectar, I had elected to name their chief Grockson . Also their strengths had increased and their ranks had gone from the previous F to an E . Unfortunately they hadn't received the option to evolve as of yet so I didn't want them to throw away their lives needlessly .

Of course I also had the headache that the chimeras and the orc tribe were mortal enemies . Luckily, Valenor had a clever idea which was to organize and official duel in one year's time to settle their differences . It had settled the tension somewhat and fostered a rivalry which would be good to improve their strengths .

"Johra when an we next go out for a little ride?"

"My plan is to just wait for the actual war to start and kill some personally, it would be too much of a shame to miss out on such free experience otherwise . "

"Ah, great idea . "

"Then we'll just wait and take the time to relax . " .

"I heard there is a bed in our palace chambers, Inor mentioned that we should sleep together… . "

"That sounds like a great idea!"

"Let's go then!"

Valenor had been mostly keeping to her human form these days, she must like sitting upon my shoulders . For the moment she was still on my lap in the throne, giving me a cute little wink .

"Okay, ok . "

"Lord, what about the Elves, will there be any complications?"

"Don't worry about it Alpeon, They are an easy opponent .

"Then I will update the Lord if there are any changes . "

Perhaps I should have taken Alpeon's concerns more seriously, but ever since I had regained me emotions, I had become confident and even arrogant, which would often land me in trouble .

I laid back resting on the bed while the human shaped Valenor snuggled up to me . On the ceiling of my bedroom there was a large beautifully painted fresco, depicting my territory of the Pit . At the center of it all was my likeness, portrayed with the awe of a god .

"Although it is my appearance, it somehow feels wrong . Is it because of my human memories?"

For humans, undead and skulls were perfect representation of death . So although I carried the authority of a god in the painting, I thought I looked like a villain . Despite having come to terms with my undead body, I would still occasionally have these strange moments where my human emotions were conflicted .

I was now a abnormal existence with the power to possibly resurrect endlessly as an undead . Also, now that I was an ArchLich I could make a Life Vessel that could almost guarantee my immortality . Perhaps with the absence of the fear of death, I no longer enjoyed the little things in life as much . Life didn't feel as precious as it perhaps should . I had faced down annihilation more times than I could count in the last year, but I always came out on top .

I now had a Dragon for a wife, a powerful military force at my disposable and considerable lands including my Pit and the Wetheros mountains .  My power could no longer be compared to that of a weak human and perhaps only a vengeful God could strike fear in me now .

When compared to my previous life where I was a nobody junior high graduate with no real future to speak of, I was satisfied with my current success .

Although the elves had arrived for war, I was confident and not once considered losing to them . In fact I was confident that i could take on any country in the World .

'Should I consider establishing an empire next?'

'Easy there Johra, don't let all this newfound power get to your head . The Elves aren't particularly special or powerful, if you think… . '

'Oh quiet you noisy Gnoss, you’re ruining my dream . '

'Hmmmm'

Of course I knew Gnoss was right and that there were plenty of powerful entities out there I couldn't yet hope to match . But was it wrong for a guy to indulge in some fantasies every now and then?

"Yummy Yummy I can’t eat more, I'm too full Johra . "

Valenor looked too cute when she was talking in her sleep so I stroked her head .

Ehhhhhe

I quickly blocked her nose and mouth, worried that she would burn down our new chambers .

Foo Foo Foo~fuuuu

She was unconsciously struggling to let out the sneeze . As I looked at her fast asleep, I hoped this peace would last forever .

"If I'm strong enough to shoulder all future conflicts, there shouldn't be any problems . "

The undead never required sleep . Although it was advantageous in certain situations, it was quite annoying because I never got to rest and be at peace with my thoughts . As a result I would never stop thinking and wouldn't experience the ups and down of a regular life like the cycle of fatigue and rest . Imagine a song that always held the same beat, without any variation .

Luckily I had my beautiful Valenor beside me . Her heart beat like a drum, bringing music and energy to my life, filling the void caused my undead curse .

"Lord, I apologize for the interruption but I bring urgent news . "

"No problem, go ahead . "

I was in a good mood, satisfied with my life .

"Well… . "

Chuck: Goblin King leading the 500 Hobgoblins .

Gregory: Captain of the Chimeras .

Grockson: Chief of the Orcs .